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Exploring the old town of Xanthi

The old town of Xanthi probably Austrian. The owner
The old town is in the north was Isaac Daniel, a Hebrew
part of Xanthi and is its historic merchant, one of the richest
center. It was mainly built by men of that age.
craftsmen from the regions of Aisegioul, Emina, Belinai
Epirus and Macedonia. There
are a lot of churches and The Folk and Historic
mosques for the Christian and Museum of Xanthi
Muslim inhabitants. It was It was founded by the
declared as preserved Progressive Association of
settlement in 1976. Xanthi ( FEX ). Due to the big
If you ever visit our town, do number of exhibits , it was
not forget to visit the “Folk and extended to Kougioutzoglou
historic museum” and the mansion and Kaloudi mansion. In the museum you can find a magnificent place, where
“House of shadows”! In the museum there are a lot wall paintings made in 1880 by you can see sculptures of …
Zoe, Theodora P., Theodora of rooms and in each room we Bavarian and German artists. rubbish!!! At least, it looks
H. can see different pictures and Zoe like that at first glance…,
things. We saw old toys, because when the light goes
The House of stamps, furniture, silver The Municipal Gallery out, wonderful creations
Manos Chatzidakis buckles, costumes and the The Municipal Gallery is one appear through the shadows.
Manos Chatzidakis was bedroom of Dimitris of the oldest buildings of the My classmates and me
born on 23rd October in the Kougioutzoglou and his wife. town. It was founded in 1997 visited the “house of
Old Town of Xanthi. The house One of the rooms was blue and and was named after Christos shadows” and had an
where the great composer was everything in there was in a Pavlides so as to honour the interview with the artist, Mr.
born and lived during the first mess, the chairs were upside artists who donated thirty Triantafyllos Vaitsis.
years of his life is an amazing down and the shelves were pieces of his work. A lot of Question: How long have
ornament for the whole town about to collapse. It was a painting, jewelry, you been doing this?
nowadays. It is a vivid place, project of our students for the photography, and hagiography Answer: I started in 2010,
constantly visitable and refugees. exhibitions are held. A lot of so I’m working on this project
creative, an institution of art In the basement there are schools and tourists visit it. rs.
for 12 yea
and thinking. The Grand farming tools, housewives who Mehmet Q: What material do you
Maison was built at the end of cook and put their children in use to your sculptures?
the 19th century. It has bed. There are also medical The House of Shadows A: I mostly work with
neoclassic and baroque tools, camuras, sewing The “house of shadows” is recycled material.
features. Its architect was machines etc. in the old town of Xanthi. It ‘s Q: How much time do you